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Teacher's Pet

Date: Dec 06 2004

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

troublemaker

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

The superlative of good is the best. Some students want to be good and some want to be better and others want to be the best.
Trying to be the best student is dangerous though, because sometimes you become a teacher’s pet. A teacher’s pet is a student who is the teacher’s favorite.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Derek

Steph

Derek: So, were you ever considered the teacher’s pet?

Steph: Um, I’m not really sure. Nobody ever accused me of being the teacher’s pet but I was a pretty good student.

Derek: Well that’s good that you were a good student. But did you kind of kiss up to the teacher?

Steph: Well, I sat there quietly normally and put my hands up on the desk and listened.

Derek: That’s almost a teacher’s pet.

Steph: The teachers did really like me.

Derek: Yeah. It sounds like you were a pretty likable student.

Steph: Were you a teacher’s pet?

Derek: Definitely not. I always sat in the back of classroom and drew pictures.

Steph: So you were a troublemaker.

Derek: Not necessarily a troublemaker. Just not really there.

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Discussion

It’s a fine line that separates a great student from a teacher’s pet. Sometimes, you don’t even realize that you are a teacher’s pet until someone says something about it.
For example, I was a pretty good student and teachers liked me, but if I did something wrong, I got in trouble. A teacher’s pet doesn’t get in trouble.
Are there teacher’s pets in your classes? Are you a teacher’s pet?

Comments

S&W

China

Basically ,Being a teacher’s pet is better than become a foolish student who is disliked by both teachers and students.Sometimes ,teacher’s pet is a hard role,which bring unavoidable troubles or jealous.I have to say some people are born as teacher’s pet.Just imagine,Who doesn’t like a smart,intelligent,active person.So every class may have a teacher’s pet.I’m not a teacher’s pet,But i am a good student.

sara1998

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

you know, there’s a student in our class and she always gets on others’ nerves!

the way she speak, the way she stands and every thing she does are all for making herself the teachers’ favoriet student!

well, about myself others say that you’re a teachers’ pet to and step by step i’m ging to believe this!

adoum

Chad

it requests a little hard work to be a teacher's pet

Peter Neil

Philippines

hahaha.i'ts good that you we're a teacher's pet because of being a deligent student rather than you're good but do foolishness in the class.

rjarjusey

Gambia

good lesson, it’s always good to be a teacher’s pet

guiltylove

India

Teacher`s pet!!hehe!funny worlds! I don`t wanna being teacher`s pet!

michelle14andrew

Philippines

you can see a lot of teacher's pet on gradeschool and highschool. I did experience that before.

uf]hggi

Jordan

oh bad,,i cant hear it

fredom'ish

China

oh! why i can't hear this lesson?

BaRbIcAn88

United Arab Emirates

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Rashad87

Azerbaijan

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Malaika

Zimbabwe

This lesson was really nice i have learned new words like Kiss Up meaning to do something so that people will like you and also the word fine line meaning a small difference. I have really learned. Hope to learn more.